New Territories.
CHAPTER 97.
NEW TERRITORIES.
[CAP. 97
To consolidate and amend the laws relating to the adminis-
tration and regulation of the New Territories.
34 of 1910.
18 of 1938.
[28th October, 1910.]
17 of 1940.
62 of 1948. 9 of 1950.
PART I.
Regulation of the New Territories.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the New Territories
Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance-
"conveyance" includes assignment, appointment, lease,
settlement and other assurance made by deed on a sale,
mortgage, demise or settlement of land or on any other
dealing with land; and "convey" has a meaning corres-
ponding with that of conveyance;
"District Commissioner" includes District Officer;
"possession" in relation to land includes receipt of income;
"instrument" includes deed, will, power of attorney, Act of
Parliament or Ordinance;
"land" includes land covered by water or within the flow
of the sea and houses and other buildings and any
undivided share in land and every estate and interest
in land and also includes any rent or profit issuing out
of land and any easement affecting land and also any
market-building or portion of such building and any
rent or profit issuing out of any market-building or
portion of such building;
"mortgage" includes any charge on any land for securing
money, or money's worth; "mortgage money" means
money, or money's worth, secured by mortgage; "mort-
gagor" includes any person deriving title under the
original mortgagor, or entitled to redeem a mortgage,
according to his estate, interest or right, in the mort-
gaged property; "mortgagee" includes any person
deriving title under the original mortgagee; and "mort-
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Interpretation.
62 of 1948, s.2.
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New Territories.
CHAPTER 97.
NEW TERRITORIES.
[CAP. 97
To consolidate and amend the laws relating to the adminis- Originally
tration and regulation of the New Territories.
34 of 1910. Fruser
34 of 1910.
18 of 1938.
[28th October, 1910.]
17 of 1940.
62 of 1948. 9 of 1950.
PART I.
Regulation of the New Territories.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the New Territories Short title. Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance-
"conveyance" includes assignment, appointment, lease, settlement and other assurance made by deed on a sale, mortgage, demise or settlement of land or on any other dealing with land; and "convey" has a meaning corres- ponding with that of conveyance;
"District Commissioner" includes District Officer;
"possession" in relation to land includes receipt of income; "instrument" includes deed, will, power of attorney, Act of
Parliament or Ordinance;
"land" includes land covered by water or within the flow of the sea and houses and other buildings and any undivided share in land and every estate and interest in land and also includes any rent or profit issuing out of land and any easement affecting land and also any market-building or portion of such building and any rent or profit issuing out of any market-building or portion of such building;
"mortgage" includes any charge on any land for securing money, or money's worth; "mortgage money" means money, or money's worth, secured by mortgage; "mort- gagor" includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagor, or entitled to redeem a mortgage, according to his estate, interest or right, in the mort- gaged property; "mortgagee" includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagee; and "mort-
65
Interpretation.
62 of 1948, s.2.
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